In an Australian-first, a tunnelling training centre will open in 2019 in Victoria, which will skill workers in delivering tunnelling projects much like the academy established for the UK's Crossrail project.

Australian universities teaching mining and mineral engineering have ranked highly in the latest ShanghaiRanking results (along with other engineering subjects), with The University of Queensland first in the world, followed by University of Western Australia 5th, University of NSW 7th and Monash...

International infrastructure contractor, Salini Impreglio, says the company is considering bringing its own engineering training programs to Australia in a bid to ensure there are enough skilled engineers to build future infrastructure.

Western Australia is becoming concerned about a skills shortage for mining engineers, engineering associates and technicians in the near future, as it’s unable to attract young people from metro areas despite high paying entry level jobs of around $100k.

Housing supply is unable to meet increasing demands in Australia, but we can learn a lot from Europe in the use and manufacture of prefabricated modules, according to civil engineer, Professor Tuan Ngo, from the University of Melbourne.